The Schedule
I was going to put this at the end, but since it's a little more business-ish, I'll put it here. I wanted to put down what the schedule is for baby, assuming everything goes well:
July 19th - Rob's parents come in town.
July 21st - Baby born C-section scheduled for 7:30 a.m.
July 23rd - Rob's parents drive back home
July 23rd or 24th (hopefully the 23rd) - Mom T comes in town
July 23rd or 24th (probably the 24th) - I come home from the hospital
August 6th - Baby blessing at our church building, 10:00 a.m. We will only stay for the first meeting and then there will be a BBQ (assuming good weather) at R & C's.
I do not know for sure anyone's schedule except for V & C's. Anyone and everyone is free to come to whatever and for whatever length of time. Obviously there are more and less convenient times, but most people that are planning on coming I think I've talked to about what their plans are. Oh, V's birthday is also August 6th, as a sidenote.
Things are getting back to normal with Mom and D gone. It was a lot of fun to have them here, but it's nice to be getting back to our schedule as well. Mom and C sewed and sewed and D and Miciah played and played and I got to take naps whenever I wanted to and to sleep in some days. That was a treat. And I didn't have to make dinner even once. I think I may have forgotten how. :)
Just over 3 weeks till baby comes. It seems like Mom just left and she'll be back really soon and that's a little weird. But we're getting more and more excited for the baby to come as it gets closer to the C-section date. Next week I have an ultrasound (my doc does one routinely at 36 weeks, which I reach on Saturday) and I'm excited about that. The visits have been boring and I have to go every 2 weeks. Mind you, I am grateful they are boring. Because non-boring at this point can only mean trouble. ... We still have not decided on a name, but I am going to soon insist that we do so. I am tired of not having a name picked out. And pretty soon, he'll just be Baby Robert for the rest of his life.
While Mom was in town we had M, Rob's cousin, for a few days. She was amazing with the kids and Miciah had her do make-up about every 5 minutes of the day. Then C, my cousin, a few days later did nails for D and Miciah and they were in girly girl heaven. These are all things that Mom (meaning me) isn't cool enough to do.
I have lost the ability to sleep, so I am constantly tired. I also do not move any more. ... I had forgotten that it is possible to slow down even more and feel even more tired. It is possible. I am ready for 3 weeks to go by very quickly. I'm sure Rob is, too, since he's had to step up to help with quite a few of the household chores that I am either unable to do now or do very slowly. Mom and C did my dishes constantly while Mom was in town, which is good because I can not do them very long any more. Miciah steps up and helps me pick up toys and things so I don't have to often bend over. Miciah is quite a good helper and takes great pride in that. ... My favorite pasttime now is just sitting on the couch and vegging. It should be a sport.
Some fun things.
The O family reunion in Tamaroa was fun. It was a long drive, but it was fun. Mom also brought out with her family history stories and I have been having a good time reading them. It's nice to have the names on the paper mean at least a little bit. It has struck me, too, how precious life is. We live our lives and then our great-grandchildren read our stories as a 15-page blurb, if they read them at all. But it's sure nice to have those 15 pages.
Elijah's Fingernail
Elijah will probably be our first child to lose a fingernail. Last night at YM/YW he got his finger caught in the door as it was closing. Those are heavy doors at church, too. It was one of those things that I saw coming and I was trying to convince him to come away from the door. He wasn't convinced and then, last minute, he stuck his finger in the doorway, like he didn't want to miss his golden opportunity. :) He cried for like 5 minutes, which for him is some kind of record. Elijah just doesn't cry, even when he's hurt. We put a band-aid on him just so he wouldn't mess with his finger. He was pulling on it, like he was trying to make it go away. In short time all under his nail was red. He kept looking at his finger and saying, "Ow. Ow." We gave him some Kids Motrin which seemed to help a lot. Today he asked for the bandaid to come off, which was fine. It's all white underneath the front of his nail and I can't imagine it will be all too long before the nail just pops off. Poor kid. But he's a trooper. If it were Miciah, she'd be using it at every available turn as an excuse for why she shouldn't have to do something or should be able to get something. :)
Family Time
And Rob's parents came down so we (meaning Rob) could drive them to the Indy airport for their trip to Utah (it'll work out well for when they come back in town 2 days before the baby comes). They were only here for the evening, but it was fun to have them (and M who came with them). Elijah wasted no time in going up to Grandpa, pointing to his belly and saying, "Robert." (Elijah pronounces it "Bobert.") V was very proud to look like a pregnant woman. :) It was funny and Rob and I died laughing. The next morning they were already gone when the kids woke up. Elijah ran out to the front room and said, "Mama? (his word for Grandma)" He looked at me like, "Where did Grandma go?" It was cute. Obviously we've had company for a while and Elijah has loved every minute.
"It Looks Like You Guys are In Love"
Miciah continues to crack us up. A few days ago Rob and I were hugging in the kitchen. Miciah walked in to throw something away and said very matter-of-factly, "Well, it looks like you guys are in love." We both smiled and said, "Yes, we are." It was cute. I asked Miciah today if she knew what was going to happen in 3 weeks. She was very excited and said, "We're going to have our baby and C's going to come!" I'm not sure which she's more excited for. I have tried to also explain to her that other people will be coming, but I'm not sure she cares so much about that.
T Minus Three Weeks
Well, that's life around here. It seems like life is just waiting for things to happen these days. And it will be nice in 3 weeks to be able to think about something else besides being pregnant. Then I'll be waiting until it's possible to think about something besides itty bitty baby. :) Oh well. This is what life is all about. Our kids bring us joy and I am happy to report that I am reminded of that daily. When Miciah says, "I didn't get my good morning hug yet," and comes and hugs me tight around the neck. When I lay Elijah down for his nap and he takes out his binky and says, "Kiss." Then, after I kiss him, he says again, "Kiss." When Rob comes home and the kids run to him and hug him and he wrestles with them on the floor until they're laughing constantly. ... I am grateful for my family.
Take care.
Love,
Tamra and family
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